2139 Timberline Dr, Calera, AL 35040

Planned Unit Development District

Planned Unit Development (PUD) is a method of development which permits more than one use to be developed on a tract of land, in part or whole, in accordance with an approved master development plan, the intent of which is to: Permit flexibility and consequently more creative and imaginative design to accommodate planned associations of uses developed as integral land use units such as industrial or office parks or complexes, commercial uses, service centers, residential developments of multiple or mixed housing, including multi-family dwellings, attached and detached singlefamily dwellings, or any appropriate combination of uses which may be planned, developed or operated as integral land use units; Permit higher densities of land in conjunction with provisions for functional open space and community services; Promote the efficient use of land to facilitate a more economic arrangement of uses, buildings, circulation systems and utilities; Combine and coordinate uses, building forms, building relationship, and architectural styles within a PUD, Promote the preservation and enhancement of existing natural landscape features, their scenic qualities and amenities to the greatest extent possible, and utilize such features in a harmonious fashion; Except a development from the conventional zoning regulations regarding setbacks, minimum yard size, minimum greenbelts, off-street parking regulations, minimum floor areas, and other regulations so as to achieve the intent described herein; Provide the Commission and the Council the flexibility to negotiate and plan with the Developer multiple residential lot size categories and subsequent varying home sizes.